December 30th, 2008
[image courtesy of GadgetTrak]
Ken Westin from GadgetTrak left me a comment in my entry about the recovery of a stolen MacBook Pro. GadgetTrak is the maker of MacTrak, an anti-theft software for Mac OS X.
MacTrak boasts of advanced WiFi positioning, Flickr integration and privacy and tamper proof features.
When your Mac gets stolen you can [...]
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December 29th, 2008
[image courtesy of Gadgenista]
Our very own Lia over at Gadgenista got an iPod Touch 32GB (2nd Gen) this Christmas. Lucky girl. She writes about her initial thoughts about this wonderful gadget.
From squelching here lust for the iPhone to raving about Wifi and the battery life, Lia’s experience might just help you decide if the [...]
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December 29th, 2008
This story was written with the permission of the victim. Names were intentionally omitted for security reasons. The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
All’s well that ends well. Almost. One member of our PhilMUG community lost his laptop on the eve of his birthday. A thief broke into his [...]
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December 27th, 2008
[via MacBlogz]
If this thing does come true it will be one of the best mice I’ve seen ever. A Multi-touch Mighty Mouse would be killer. It would truly redeem the name of the Mighty Mouse, which till now is a severely over priced but slightly lacking pointing device.
Don’t get me wrong, there are some good [...]
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December 24th, 2008
It’s been a good year. A lot of blessings bestowed upon us Mac geeks. From the iPhone 3G to the newly designed Macbook and Macbook Pros it’s certainly been quite a ride. There’s certainly a lot to be thankful for.
From my family to yours, my sincerest wishes that you may have a very merry [...]
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December 23rd, 2008
“Pack your social networks in one box”. That’s the apt slogan that The Cosmic Machine coined up for EventBox. This app puts together in one interface several popular social networking services. Facebook, Twitter, Flickr are some of the services that it integrates.
Instead of opening the several networking apps in several browser windows, EventBox packs it [...]
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December 18th, 2008
I posted about the WordPress app for the iPhone and iPod Touch awhile back. Unfortunately the WordPress version we’re using for The After Mac wasn’t a version that was supported by the mobile app.
b5media, upgrade the WordPress versions of the blogs, hence I can now post via the mobile app. Woohoo!
I’ll post a better [...]
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December 17th, 2008
[via Engadget]
2009 will mark the last year that Apple will participate in the annual MacWorld conference. To add insult to injury Steve Jobs won’t be delivering the keynote.
This marks an end of an era. While the reason they state might be valid such as reaching more customers through their retail stores and online, MacWorld is [...]
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December 16th, 2008
Apple has to new “Get a Mac” holiday ads. “I Can Do Anything” and “Tree Trimming” are animated versions of the Mac/PC ads that have gained popularity.
Watch the new ads here.
Tags: Ads, Get A Mac
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December 16th, 2008
[image courtesy of Apple]
[via CNET]
Apple had a rocky road at times with the iPhone in 2008, but it finished the year having turned its first phone into its most important product. The iPhone began the year as a gadget status symbol in four countries and ended the year as the world’s second-best-selling smartphone, putting Apple [...]
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